Hanger rack



March, l 7, 1925.

A. RAN'soN HANGER RACK Filed Dec. 2o, 1925 --a citizen feit' the UnitedStates, rc, y -vSout'h Charleston,linfthe county, `volf 'Kanawha andState of West Vi'i'ginrahavel invented Patented Mar. 17, 1925.

ADOLPH RANSON, Orisrrrnionastnsron, WEST vRGiNIA.

HANGER neck.

To all 107mm t may concern.' y

iBe it'lcnown that ZI', Anonrii RaNsoN, ing at celtaiifn 'newa'nd usefulInigpiwwe'nients in Hanger Racks, 'oit which the following is aspecification.

This. invention relates to a hanger track,

and partici'ilarly to a construction embody- AIng la "supporting plateand hangerv rods mounted thereon ttor movement from aherizontal fto avertical position.

' :In 'devices aof vthis lcharacterit fis particularly ldesirable 'toform' the supporting plate from -a single piecefof 'materi'aflby astamping and cutting 2-ope'ration, and tol pro- .vide thereon 2bearingsurfaces 'for supportthe rods in -either olf 1their positions; It .1s'also important tov provide a construct-ion of hanger vrod ywhich may becompletely disconnected from the supportingfpla-te,in order toeconomici. in 'space in ythe--fs-hipping V fand storage oftheraclrs-fa-nd'to" provi-'de 'for 'the use `of "the'desired imiiiloei' of"rods upon the support. i

` -'The invention has for anobjiect to pro-y vide a novel and improvedconstruction lcomprising a-supp'orting plate formed with a loop portionand supporting faces above and below thev same,` together with a.cooperating hanger rod having a head at one yend and a hook port-ion atthe opposite end forming a shoulder to engage the lower shoulder uponthe supporting plate when therods are in horizontal position for use.

A further Object of the invention is to provide a new construction ofsupporting plate having a projected bodyy portionV formed with upper andlower bearing faces and an openended loop 'adapted to receive a hangerrod formed with an angular holding portion merging into a curved hook toprovide an engaging face to prevent vertical movement ofthe rod in theloop by engagement with the under face of the projected body.

Other and further objects andadvantages of the invention will behereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by theappended claims.

' In the drawing: l

Figurel l is a'perspective of the invention in position for use;

Figure 2 1s a vertical section on line 2-2 of Figure l f li-giure 3 isasection lonline 3 3 of Figure 2;'-and f -Figure 4. a detail v'elevationshowing the rod 'in positionfor :1' moval.` A i `Likefclntractersioireference.referto like parte thronghoutthe several figuresof thedrawing. y .1 .l

Thesupporting 'plated-10 'may ibe formed of rrainy desired' mateiiial,sizenr rconfigucation,

andsuitablyornan'iented. lintheformlillustrfated this plate sis providedwith abodytpor- Etion 111 stamped :outward therefrom to form iasubstantially. :flat supportingsurfacel '12 v thetop ofthe body andasimilarsur- ,iface :l3nt the under face '.thereoxf. The plate iisfurther formed withfattaching 'franges 14 which may fbe formed of fanydcsiredtorfconwement shape.;l The body portion is `provided upon itsouter face .with fa.' loop :.15 '0113611 at its 'OPPOSlte lends :andbent outward- .ly from 'the plate. `Cooperating., wvlithfthis `loop :areinwardly lbentjportions 16 :above and ibel'ow the rs'a'me so fas to:formn groove orseatito receive the han'gerrod l?. itllhis 'rodnisfformedv :at itsinner'len'd .with Van angularportion 118 k'vvhi'ch is'merged into a hook E9' adapted iforfthe -isuspensionof -arvticle/sfthereon and at the ipointfofmerger ay `z-shoul'derQO is formedwhich/byritsfengagement with the under face 13 of the body prevents verticalmovement of the rod when in its horizontal position as shown in Figures-1 and 2. The outer end of the rod is provided with a head 2l securedthereto and adapted to rest upon the upper face 12 of the body when therod is in vertical position as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2.

The general operation of the yinvention will be apparent from theforegoing description and it will be seen that the rod when in positionfor use is supported against vertical or twisting movement by the groovebetween the loop and the point of engagement of the curved portion withthe under 'face of the body. When it is desired to remove the rods forpacking purposes the rod f namental construction in which the user hasthe benefit of supporting hooks as well as the rods and is adapted to bevery economically manufactured and assembled. The rods are separablefrom the supporting plate and this plate or bracket can beA readilyproduced by a stamping or cutting operation and formed of any desiredmaterial ornainented or finished in such manner as to provide anattractive article of manufacture.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto-secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A rack hanger comprising a Supporting plate formed with a body havinga loop portion at its outer face and bearing surfaces upon the upper andlower faces of said body, and a hanger rod slidingly mounted in saidloop and having a head at one end to 4 engage said upper face when invertical position and an angular portion at its opposite end providedwith a shoulder to engage the lower face of the body to resist verticalmovement when the rod is in horizontal position for use.

2. A rack hanger comprising a supporting plate formed with a body havingal loop portion at its outer face and bearing surfaces upon the upperand lower faces of said; body, a hanger rod slidingly mounted in saidloop and having a head at one end to enga-ge said upper face when invertical position and an angular portion at its oppow site end providedwith a shoulder to engage the lower lface of the body to resist verticalmovement when the rod is in horizontal position for use, and a hookportion upon the rod dependent from said shoulder and adapted forremovable connection with the loop.

3. In a hanger rack, a supporting plate having a projected body portionprovided with an openended loop and flat upper and lower faces at therear of the loop, and a hanger rod slidingly mounted in said loop i and4formed with an angular holding portion merging into a curved loop toprovide a Shoulder to prevent vertical movement of the holding portionby engagement with the under face of the projected body.

4. In a hanger rack, a supporting plate having an elongated raised bodyprovided with au attaching flange, inwardly and outwardly bent loopsformed in the outer face of said body to provide an elongated seatinggroove, and a rack rod having an angular portion seated in said grooveand a curved free end forming a supporting hoop having a shoulder toengage the under face of said body and limit the vertical movement ofthe rod.

5. In a hanger rack, a supporting plate provided upon its outer facewith a loop, a hanger rod slidingly mounted in said loop and having anangular portion disposed within said loop and provided at yone end witha head, and a curved hanger hook formed upon said rod merging into saidangular portion and extending to the rear of said plate when the rod isin horizontal po` sition.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ADOLPII RANSON.

